Jerry McDalmatian was born to Cahata and Gil McDalmatian in 46 BBY, who were Human traders on the Outer Rim planet Skor II. For the first 20 years of his life, he worked at their shop, Skor Traders, and befriended many of the native Squib. One of them, his best friend Squidarabevee, became his partner and sidekick for the rest of his life. After his parents retired from the business, he eventually became the shop's owner, until he traded ownership of it for a new, demilitarized version of a S-827 Interstellar tug, which he named the Jerry's Jackelope.